It’s right around this sweltering point in the summer when I start implementing what my kids like to call the “daily dunkaroo.” In other words: Submerge yourself in some kind of cool body of water every single day. Especially in the late afternoon when temps feel unbearably hot unless your feet are underwater. On good days, that can mean multiple dunks in different bodies of water, be it a lake, a river, a pool, an ocean.
I don’t discriminate: I’ll take a shimmering blue alpine lake one day and a murky pond or hotel swimming pool the next. I’ll take a salty sea or a rocky creek—just get me underwater and fast. These are some of my all-time favorite swimming spots to plunge into. (Reminder: Use caution, leave no trace, and be responsible when visiting all of these treasured sites, but you know that already, right?) If you need the right clothes to make the swim happen, check out Flylow’s Water Collection for men and women, which is intended for all the varieties of adventures that end with a swim.